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LOT 0643
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 4 1/8 in. (600 grams total, 5.5-10.4 cm).
With painted designs in white, orange, claret, crimson and blue. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
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Roman Silver Lunar Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Composed of a flat-section body with an integral suspension loop. 0.57 grams, 20 mm
Acquired on the German art market around 2000s. From the collection of an EU gentleman living in the UK. -
Roman Reused Inked Wooden Wax Tablet Relating to Sheep and Clothing
4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
The shallow recessed panel displaying seventeen lines of hand-inked cursive text; reverse bearing twenty lines of hand-inked cursive text with a shallow rectangular vertical recess which once held wax seals; pierced twice on the upper and lower edges for attachment. 50 grams, 19.5 x 16 cm
From an important London collection since 1975.
Prof. Dr. Phil. Peter Rotenhoefer says: "The tablet is the second tabula of a testament consisting normally of three tablets (a tryptich). It contains in a highly formalistic legal language legacies for various persons (inter alia a Iulia) who receive certain items like e.g. sheep and clothes. 17 lines of cursive script on the first page, 20 lines on the rear." -
Roman Aquamarine Gem with Head of Serapis in Gold Ring
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
The intaglio bearing the bearded head of the god Serapis; gold ring with slender hoop and openwork tripartite shoulders, held in an oval claw setting; stamped '9ct' to the interior. 2.98 grams, 26.40 mm overall, 20.24 mm internal diameter (approximate size British V, USA 10 1/2, Europe 23.77, Japan 22)
Early 20th century collection based on the ring. Acquired on the London art market. Property of a North London antiquary. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11861-206034.
